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ancianita

(43,257 posts) Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:40 PM Jan 24

Democratic senators come out in opposition to funding DHS, raising the risk of another government shutdown next week

Source: AP

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said Saturday that she too would not vote for legislation in the Senate that would fund the Department of Homeland Security.

In doing so, Cortez Masto joined fellow Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen. The two moderates broke with their party last year on a vote over the last government shutdown.

Others like Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii have said in the wake of the shooting that they would oppose a DHS funding bill that is part of a spending package in the Senate that aims to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.

Read more: https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ice-shooting-updates-1-24-2026#0000019b-f176-d06e-affb-f3fed5f90000

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Democratic senators come out in opposition to funding DHS, raising the risk of another government shutdown next week (Original Post) ancianita Jan 24 OP

Good! SheltieLover Jan 24 #1

Just do it, Dems. No funding for the Ice-stapo. ananda Jan 24 #2

Oh, I love that description of ICE, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 25 #22

I stole it too. ananda Jan 25 #23

Excellent Iris Jan 24 #3

Thune won't bring it to the floor bluestarone Jan 24 #4

All the better. The budget won't pass, and the American people will know it's about Noem and ICE. ancianita Jan 24 #5

True. guess i'm not thinking again. bluestarone Jan 24 #6

The threat of a govt shutdown is mute. We don't have a government any longer so the talk of shutting the in2herbs Jan 24 #7

No, it's not moot. IF he sticks to this position, and I dearly hope he does, Scrivener7 Jan 24 #13

Unfortunately, the repugs don't want the government open... Chemical Bill Jan 25 #20

With all due respect I wrote "mute" not "moot" because no one appeared to be talking about the forthcoming in2herbs Jan 25 #24

LOL. "Now, pull my other finger." PSPS Jan 24 #8

I gotta tell ya, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 24 #9

We've been here twice before. Each time the ramifications ratcheted up. Now the Scrivener7 Jan 24 #11

Oh, but I can blame people for their negative attitude, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 24 #14

Actions - and inactions - have consequences and people have memories. I dearly hope Scrivener7 Jan 25 #21

Then why not spend your posting time telling the eight senators not to cave this time? Here are their numbers. ancianita Jan 24 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Jan 24 #17

I hear ya. ancianita Jan 24 #18

That's not a risk. That's a mandate from their constituents. Scrivener7 Jan 24 #10

F it. Shut it down for a year. CanonRay Jan 24 #12

Who were the 8 cavers, again? Call them and tell them that. ancianita Jan 24 #15

There were 7, and I wrote every one. CanonRay Jan 24 #19

SheltieLover

(79,674 posts)

1. Good!

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:41 PM

Jan 24

Dhs sbould be eliminated imo.

Go Dems!

ananda

(34,948 posts)

2. Just do it, Dems. No funding for the Ice-stapo.

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:41 PM

Jan 24

Period.

MarineCombatEngineer

(18,025 posts)

22. Oh, I love that description of ICE,

Reply to ananda (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 11:44 AM

Jan 25

I'm so stealing that.

ananda

(34,948 posts)

23. I stole it too.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #22)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 02:04 PM

Jan 25

Iris

(16,870 posts)

3. Excellent

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 08:51 PM

Jan 24

bluestarone

(22,026 posts)

4. Thune won't bring it to the floor

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:00 PM

Jan 24

ancianita

(43,257 posts)

5. All the better. The budget won't pass, and the American people will know it's about Noem and ICE.

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:08 PM

Jan 24

Republicans will be blamed no matter what Thune does.
Dems and MSNOW will be all over this as they were with healthcare.
Neither the GOP nor the felon will go up in the polls over this.

bluestarone

(22,026 posts)

6. True. guess i'm not thinking again.

Reply to ancianita (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:10 PM

Jan 24

in2herbs

(4,380 posts)

7. The threat of a govt shutdown is mute. We don't have a government any longer so the talk of shutting the

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:25 PM

Jan 24

government down when it no longer exists is laughable.

Scrivener7

(59,333 posts)

13. No, it's not moot. IF he sticks to this position, and I dearly hope he does,

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 10:30 PM

Jan 24

and IF he uses a shutdown to negotiate a serious reining in of ICE, it will be great.

We shall see what happens.

Chemical Bill

(3,159 posts)

20. Unfortunately, the repugs don't want the government open...

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #13)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 07:19 AM

Jan 25

any more than they want ICE held back in any way.

in2herbs

(4,380 posts)

24. With all due respect I wrote "mute" not "moot" because no one appeared to be talking about the forthcoming

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #13)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 02:42 PM

Jan 25

shutdown.

PSPS

(15,304 posts)

8. LOL. "Now, pull my other finger."

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 09:25 PM

Jan 24

We've all seen this movie before. If they would have not already caved twice last year, just think of all the lives that would have been saved.

Shut it down. Shut it all down. It's not working anyway.